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Three arrested in Blackburn shop immigration raid

THREE illegal immigrants face deportation after being arrested following a raid on a Blackburn shop after a tip-off.

Two men, from Pakistan, were discovered working at Geo Superstore, in Bennington Street, Home Office enforcement officers said. After being quizzed about their right to be in the UK, both men were arrested.

A company director, however, yesterday said the men were not employees, just shoppers.

One of the men, a 29-year-old, will be detained until deportation, a Home Office spokesman said.

The other, 43, was bailed while steps were taken to remove him from the UK. Another man, also from Pakistan, was arrested later, being found at an address in Walter Street. The 36-year-old was also released until the legal process is completed.

Geo Superstore, which describes itself as a ‘family convenience store’ on its website, could face a fine of up to £20,000 if it cannot prove the correct right-to-work checks were carried out.

But director Basharat Asad said he did not know either of the men. “One was shopping, and one was buying meat. Neither worked here,” he said.

“The officers asked if I had paperwork for my employees, and I supplied photocopies of their passports.

Home Office immigration enforcement lead for Lancashire, Karen McDonough, said: “Illegal working defrauds the taxpayer, undercuts honest employers and cheats legitimate job seekers of employment. Those who break the law face financial penalties.

“I urge members of the public with specific information about suspected immigration abuse to get in touch.”

Or do they think up wonderful excuses, and avoid paying anything?
As regards releasing them before you deport them, how many simply vanish and go and start working somewhere else?

Does anybody know the figures for these people who escape being deported?

Do any of these shops ever pay the £10K fine?
Or do they think up wonderful excuses, and avoid paying anything?
As regards releasing them before you deport them, how many simply vanish and go and start working somewhere else?
Does anybody know the figures for these people who escape being deported?TONY WALES

Last November, supermarket giant Tesco, was fined an eye-watering £115k (or £5k per person) for allowing 23 foreigners, whom were legally in the country on student visas, to work more than their permitted hours.
If a multi-national like Tesco can get hit by such a fine, with their ability to employ highly paid lawyers, what chance the 'little man' then?

Last November, supermarket giant Tesco, was fined an eye-watering £115k (or £5k per person) for allowing 23 foreigners, whom were legally in the country on student visas, to work more than their permitted hours.
If a multi-national like Tesco can get hit by such a fine, with their ability to employ highly paid lawyers, what chance the 'little man' then?woolywords

Then when a prosecution is about to be made the owners will be out of the country as usual.This is a real problem with Asian and other immigrants as those working for them are usually relatives who supposedly are here on holiday but working at the same time thus depriving the government of much needed income.this is how many Asian businesses can survive when others fail.It needs a system that checks these businesses on a regular basis.no racism intended just truth .

Then when a prosecution is about to be made the owners will be out of the country as usual.This is a real problem with Asian and other immigrants as those working for them are usually relatives who supposedly are here on holiday but working at the same time thus depriving the government of much needed income.this is how many Asian businesses can survive when others fail.It needs a system that checks these businesses on a regular basis.no racism intended just truth .shirtbox2003

Or do they think up wonderful excuses, and avoid paying anything?
As regards releasing them before you deport them, how many simply vanish and go and start working somewhere else?

Does anybody know the figures for these people who escape being deported?

In 2011 more than 1000 employers were fined and over £5 million was collected in fines.

If we make sure more employers are caught and fined, these illegal immigrants may disappear, but they will find it harder to find work anywhere else. Catch more employers, fine them £10k every time or even put the fines up to £20k per employee or more.

[quote][p][bold]TONY WALES[/bold] wrote:
Do any of these shops ever pay the £10K fine?
Or do they think up wonderful excuses, and avoid paying anything?
As regards releasing them before you deport them, how many simply vanish and go and start working somewhere else?
Does anybody know the figures for these people who escape being deported?[/p][/quote]In 2011 more than 1000 employers were fined and over £5 million was collected in fines.
If we make sure more employers are caught and fined, these illegal immigrants may disappear, but they will find it harder to find work anywhere else. Catch more employers, fine them £10k every time or even put the fines up to £20k per employee or more.Excluded again

yyy's1 wrote:
A solicitor will get them bail and then they will disappear, wouldn't it be a good idea then to put the solicitor in prison until their client turns up?

Now that is a good idea, Lol

[quote][p][bold]yyy's1[/bold] wrote:
A solicitor will get them bail and then they will disappear, wouldn't it be a good idea then to put the solicitor in prison until their client turns up?[/p][/quote]Now that is a good idea, LolLancs - pensioner

useyourhead wrote:
Just shopping eh, I think the crew can tell the difference between a shopper and a staff member.

Then it says: “The officers asked if I had paperwork for my employees, and I supplied photocopies of their passports."
so make sure you take your passport when shopping there, so they can photocopy them !!!!! What idiocy !

[quote][p][bold]useyourhead[/bold] wrote:
Just shopping eh, I think the crew can tell the difference between a shopper and a staff member.[/p][/quote]Then it says: “The officers asked if I had paperwork for my employees, and I supplied photocopies of their passports."
so make sure you take your passport when shopping there, so they can photocopy them !!!!! What idiocy !audleylad52

Hahahaha!! british justice at its very best or is it the height of lunacy??

Detain one at the tax payers expense and let the other two off on bail...hahaha!!...ca
tch me if you can Cameron hahaha!!

Madari the snake charmer says:
Hahahaha!! british justice at its very best or is it the height of lunacy??
Detain one at the tax payers expense and let the other two off on bail...hahaha!!...ca
tch me if you can Cameron hahaha!!madari

Hahahaha!! british justice at its very best or is it the height of lunacy??

Detain one at the tax payers expense and let the other two off on bail...hahaha!!...ca
tch me if you can Cameron hahaha!!

Madari the snake charmer says:
Hahahaha!! british justice at its very best or is it the height of lunacy??
Detain one at the tax payers expense and let the other two off on bail...hahaha!!...ca
tch me if you can Cameron hahaha!!madari

I doubt anything will come of this this company has extended the shop without planning permission and when I have been in the butcher has been smoking behind the counter hence why I do not shop there anymore.

I doubt anything will come of this this company has extended the shop without planning permission and when I have been in the butcher has been smoking behind the counter hence why I do not shop there anymore.mmickk

Should be a law;if you take on illegals, then there shouldn't be just slaps on the wrists and fines at all, those here illegally should be deported soon as with no delays no waiting for paperwork nothing. There are too many who take a free ride in the UK and abuse their power to take from the system and milk it for all it's worth!

Should be a law;if you take on illegals, then there shouldn't be just slaps on the wrists and fines at all, those here illegally should be deported soon as with no delays no waiting for paperwork nothing. There are too many who take a free ride in the UK and abuse their power to take from the system and milk it for all it's worth!AnthonyUK

AnthonyUK wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception!

and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding them

[quote][p][bold]AnthonyUK[/bold] wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception![/p][/quote]and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding themjimpy0

They can afford this, we pay for it buy shopping with them. hit them where it hurts, shop elsewhere, don't fund them. as for finding them when released on bail, two words - needle + haystack. catch them n chip them, they could even supply chips n scanners at trade prices.

They can afford this, we pay for it buy shopping with them. hit them where it hurts, shop elsewhere, don't fund them. as for finding them when released on bail, two words - needle + haystack. catch them n chip them, they could even supply chips n scanners at trade prices.Just an observer

wish our border control was like the australian border control agencey.they dont **** foot about.once caught straight in detention,and shipped out on the first plane available.god we could learn so much.

wish our border control was like the australian border control agencey.they dont **** foot about.once caught straight in detention,and shipped out on the first plane available.god we could learn so much.churchman

yyy's1 wrote:
A solicitor will get them bail and then they will disappear, wouldn't it be a good idea then to put the solicitor in prison until their client turns up?

Great idea. I would add and pay the costs.

[quote][p][bold]yyy's1[/bold] wrote:
A solicitor will get them bail and then they will disappear, wouldn't it be a good idea then to put the solicitor in prison until their client turns up?[/p][/quote]Great idea. I would add and pay the costs.tall in the saddle

The amount of illegal workers in blackburn is unbelieveable , the amount of houses being refurbed by illegals is mind boggling , when you try to. Do owt about it nowt gets done , each job should have a sign up saying who the contractor is there contact details and that would stop it over night as you could point the finger at the scum bag who's employing these people ,,,

The amount of illegal workers in blackburn is unbelieveable , the amount of houses being refurbed by illegals is mind boggling , when you try to. Do owt about it nowt gets done , each job should have a sign up saying who the contractor is there contact details and that would stop it over night as you could point the finger at the scum bag who's employing these people ,,,phil kernot

AnthonyUK wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception!

and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding them

I think you will find that it was probably "their own kind" that made the tip off to the authorities. Idiot.

[quote][p][bold]jimpy0[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]AnthonyUK[/bold] wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception![/p][/quote]and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding them[/p][/quote]I think you will find that it was probably "their own kind" that made the tip off to the authorities. Idiot.mrcool

phil kernot wrote:
The amount of illegal workers in blackburn is unbelieveable , the amount of houses being refurbed by illegals is mind boggling , when you try to. Do owt about it nowt gets done , each job should have a sign up saying who the contractor is there contact details and that would stop it over night as you could point the finger at the scum bag who's employing these people ,,,

Or you could just report the address where you suspect illegal immigrants are working to the Border Control Agency, then they can carry out a raid like the one reported above.This is the third or fourth raid in Blackburn since Christmas, so they will raid - if people pass on information.

[quote][p][bold]phil kernot[/bold] wrote:
The amount of illegal workers in blackburn is unbelieveable , the amount of houses being refurbed by illegals is mind boggling , when you try to. Do owt about it nowt gets done , each job should have a sign up saying who the contractor is there contact details and that would stop it over night as you could point the finger at the scum bag who's employing these people ,,,[/p][/quote]Or you could just report the address where you suspect illegal immigrants are working to the Border Control Agency, then they can carry out a raid like the one reported above.This is the third or fourth raid in Blackburn since Christmas, so they will raid - if people pass on information.Excluded again

There is a house where twenty Hungarians are living, but found to be legal immigrants because they are EU Citizens.
These people are of no economic benefit being here, just here milking our benefits.
Thanks Jack Straw who made an error signing EU treaty on opening our borders

There is a house where twenty Hungarians are living, but found to be legal immigrants because they are EU Citizens.
These people are of no economic benefit being here, just here milking our benefits.
Thanks Jack Straw who made an error signing EU treaty on opening our bordersM.DANNY

AnthonyUK wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception!

and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding them

I think you will find that it was probably &quot;their own kind" that made the tip off to the authorities. Idiot.

You're an idiot these fools aren't gonna report themselves!

[quote][p][bold]mrcool[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]jimpy0[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]AnthonyUK[/bold] wrote:
Those who shelter and hide illegals should also be jailed for 5 years NO exception![/p][/quote]and then deported themselves, as its usually their own kind hiding them[/p][/quote]I think you will find that it was probably "their own kind" that made the tip off to the authorities. Idiot.[/p][/quote]You're an idiot these fools aren't gonna report themselves!AnthonyUK

Its time immigration stopped all the illegals employed by the leaflet distribution companies im sick of all the junk take away leaflets. When you tell them to stop posting you suddenly realize they do not speak a word of English.

Its time immigration stopped all the illegals employed by the leaflet distribution companies im sick of all the junk take away leaflets. When you tell them to stop posting you suddenly realize they do not speak a word of English.mmickk